Create a text file and call it ‘text.txt’

[Soquili]

I thought the question was something new.

The topic of text in an iFrame has been discussed many times before. The forum search feature can help you find answers to most questions because it has probably already been asked numerous times.

See the thread http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=37460 for one example.

[jimhanus]

Still works the same with:
<iframe name=placeholder src=text.txt width=100% height=100% scrolling=yes frameborder=1></iframe>

See attached screenshots.

[covoxer]

Try removing mark of the web (second line in the code) from the exported html.

[sadicus]

Testing this: <iframe name=placeholder src=MY PATH HERE/text.txt width=100% height=100% scrolling=yes frameborder=1></iframe>

Regardless of FF, or IE8,
Using the XARA preview I cannot get any of the text to show in the place holders using these iframe codes.





I can get this to work in FF, but not IE8

Create a text file, wrap it in font tag and name it
‘text.htm’
Save it to the index_htm_files folder of your site
Font Tag examples:
<font size="3" color="red">This is some text!</font>

[jimhanus]

Using the placeholder:

<iframe name=placeholder src=http://www.michiganimaging.com/text.txt width=100% height=100% scrolling=yes frameborder=1></iframe>

Preview shows the text for me. Without the domain name, preview shows nothing. If it were me, I would use what works and avoid what doesn't.

Jim

[steve.ledger]

Forget preview when using relative paths, this will only work after export because preview is using a local cache folder until after export.

[sadicus]

ok thanks! (about the Xara preview)

<iframe name=placeholder src=http://www.michiganimaging.com/text.txt width=100% height=100% scrolling=yes frameborder=1></iframe>

I typed in your code into my place holder and Xara preview shows the text.
...now to get it to work with my text!

The thing is I don't have the website uploaded! so all my tests are on my computer. I go to the Website folder and right click Open with> IE8, or FF, to see what the website will look like.

[steve.ledger]

IE won't show local iframe text content due to the 'Protected Mode' which is enabled by default.
Disable this (Internet Options>> Security) and your content will show (albeit with warnings)
Re enable it before normal web surfing.

Also, instead of the <iframe tag - you can also use the <object tag:

<OBJECT data="text.txt" type="text/plain" width="100%" height="100%"></OBJECT>

You may however run into formatting errors in some browsers, which is why HTML was developed

[Soquili]

Try removing mark of the web (second line in the code) from the exported html.

You could always follow Covoxer's advice.

[steve.ledger]

Have you tried this?
It makes no difference with IE8 Bill.